Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 16 March 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Killings At Abattoirs ' Killings for February at the > Levin abattoirs. have been reported { as follows, last'year's figures being t shown in parentheses : Cattle 700 j (542) , sheep and lambs 5160 (4519) , j pigs 1141 (624) and caives 67 (99) . Library Figures During 1'ebruary 5844 books were issued from the Levin library stocks j as follows: Fiction 5348, non-flction I 285, juniors 211. In the National i Library section, 492 books' were j issued comprising fiction 216 and ; non-fiction 492. , | Band To Play In Gavdens i An after church concert will be given by the Levin- Municipal, Band in the Public Gardens on , Sunday, commencing at,8.15 p.m^, Spepial arrangements have beeh maae forlighting the bandstand, and it -is | hopcd that citizens, Wiii turn out in i large numbers. _ j increase In PrieeiOf Ga» The f ollowing increases ih respect of-'gas, coke and tar have been approved.. by the , Pric'e • Control Division and wi)l.i;e pperated on by.; the Levin Borpu^htCouncil -as from March 3: Gas, ls 3d per 1000 cubic teet;* coke TOs per ton ex-works; * tar 6d per gallon. , Ground* For Hockey Players • • -.r Approval for the use -bf the' Weraroa Reserve for the playing of hockey _at a char'ge of l3 3s per s^aspn; was^ 4'iy^n, \ at-".j last vnight'^ -nieetmg* "oi -the,' i Levin Borotigh Council. The hockey committee is to be advised to arrange with the Horowhenua Cricket Association as to the use of the grounds, ! Grocers' And Drapers' Cricket The Levin drapers are to -pit their skill against the Levin grocers in a cricket match to be played on the Weraroa Reserve. At last ! night's meeting of the Levin l Borough Council an application was ; received for permission to use the , ground for this purpose on Satur-j day, April 3.' Permission was grant- j ed, subject to the availability of the j ground, and it was "left to the town j elerk, Mr. H. L. Jenkins, to look into t-he matter.. Building Boom In Levin j . The Mayor of Shannon had told ; him that the Building Controller in Palmerston North had stated that • he had issued _ more permits for ; houses in Levin than in any other . town in his area, which went up to ancL.included NeWv plymouth, sai'ci i Mr. D. J. Gardiner, Deputy-Mavor j at last' night's meeting of the Levin j Borough Council. He was com- ' menting on the building inspector's report, which stated that 52 houses I were under construction in Levin j at the end of the naonth, five had : been completed during the month and five ne^ ones started, this being exclusive of State housing. Improvements At Cemetery Alterations and improvements to i the morgue at the Levia cemetery j will be carried out by the Levin ; Borough Council after April 1 to the j estpnated cost of £74. Provision is j also to be made for more water | Standpipes and rubbish receptacles J in the cemetery grounds, and control will be exercised by the coun--cil to prevent persons from planting briars, ivy and other creeping plants,, which, . if not. cared fok,j would become noxious weeds. Con- | sideration will, also be given to an j increase in eepietery charges, and an application Ts to be made to the ' Horowhenua County Council for further finaricial assistance towards the upkeep of the grounds. Gospel SingeFs Visit Coming to .New Zeaiand* to prepare a series of religious broadcastfl for the National Broadeasting Ser- j vice, Mr. Jaeques Hopkins, L.R.A.M., . M.R.S.T., known - as the "B.B.C. I Gospel Singer," will speak in the .Century HaU, Levin, on Monday , and Tuesday of next week. The ! title "Gospel Singer" was bestowed upon him by the B.p.C. itself when j Mr. Hopkins prep.ared 34 Sunday i broadcasts. for the B.B.C. It Was : estimated that his listeningvin congregation - pmnbered " over 4,000,000 people. He received persopal letters froip over 5000 grateful listeners.